Auxiliary sink strainer



July 20,1926. 1,592,866

H. M. MURPHY AUXI LiAR'Y smx STRAINER- Filed Feb. 27, 1926 INVENTOR.

M sque 20,119 26 v I 1,592,866.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

v HOWARD I. mar, 01' PHILADELPHIA,

Lemmy smjk s'r'namnn. Application filed February #7, was. s i-m' lo. mas.

The invention aims to provide an aux- Theplate 11 is upwardly bulged-into shal- 55 illarysstra ner for-sinks, designed primarily low dome shape and thus disposes the strip for-use with kitchen sinks and adapted to portion 14 andthe heads of the rivets 13, if 7 cover the usual perforated strainer plate, thelatter be used, above. the'plane of the novel means-being provided on the auxiliary edge portion of the-plate. Hence, this edge strainer for reception 'in perforations of the portion may contact tightl with the sink 00 v smk strainer plate for the purpose of destrainer plate 8 without hin rance by contact tachably holding said. auxiliary strainer in of part 14, parts 13, or both with. said' plate place. T 8-. Moreover, this formation prevents clos- 1 With the foregoing in view, the inventioningof all of the perforations 12 by setting resides in the novel subject matter hereina pot, .pan or the like-upon the plate 11.'- c5 after described andclaimed, the description Both the metal strip 1415 and the plate belng supplemented by the accompanying 11 are preferably formed of brass, nickeldrawing. plated or otherwise finished, and these parts Fig; 1 is a vertical %actional view partly possess sufficient rigidity to prevent aeciin elevation showing t e auxiliary strainer. dental ben'ding thereof; Moreover, when'lo applied to a sink strainer. late. I "thelate 11. is lifted free of the.plate.8 and ig. 2; is a. horizonta. sectional view the ower portions of the arms 15 are al through the downwardly rojecti'ng arms of lowed to remain intheir respective perforathe auxiliary strainer and a top. plan view' tions 10, thedevice ma be efiectively'used f of the ordinary strainer late, showing more as a means for prying t e sink strainerplate 75 clearly the manner in w ich said arms are P f om the mouth 7. should this be do 7 received in perforations of said plate. sired. p Fig. 3 is .,abottom: plan view of'the aux- The lower ends 16 of the arms 15 are by iliany strainer. 7 preference rounded or otherwisefsuitably In the draw' g above briefly described, shaped tofacilitate insertion of said 'arms so the numeral 5 designates 'a portion of a sink "into perforations of the plate 8 This is bottom having a trap 6 whose inlet mouth 7 indicated by the shading in Fi 3. r

provided w th a perforated strainer plate Excellent results have been obtained from 8 which is removab ly held in place by the the'details disclosed and they are therefore usual spring fingers 9 engaging the inner preferably, followed. However, as before" 'side of said throat. The present invention stated, variationsmay be made is adapted to guard the plate 8 and prevent I claim small particles of food,,oofiee grounds,\ etc In combination .with a perforated sink '35 from passing through its perfor ions 10- strainer platehaving spring meansby which and clogging the tra J The prefer ed form it is held in place; anauxiliary-perforated of construction is i lustrate'd and will be strainer plate covering the firstnamed plate, herein specifically described, with the underand a pair of arms secured to and projecting 7 standing at the outset that within the scope downwardly from said auxiliarystrainer of the invention as'claimd, variations may plate, said arms being rigid in one direction,

' be made i'f desired; passing downwardly through perfdrations 95 The number .11 designates an auxiliary. ofsaid first named plate and extending strainer late of circular outline and having downwardly fronrthelatter, whereby graspfine per orations 12, said plate ,bein -oia ing Lof the auxiliary strainer plate, upward 7 size to cover the'strainer plate 8. SZcured -movement thereof away from said first K to the lower side of thedplate 11 by rivets 13 named plate and late ral'tilting of said aux-10o. or in any other desire manner, is the iniliary plate will cause said arms to pry said termediate portion 14 of a metal strip which first named plate out of position, permitting 1 is bent into arched form, the .end portions removal of both plates. s of said strip constituting do nwartlly pro- In testimony whereof, I have hereunto af-s jecting arms 15. for rece tion in two of, the fixed my signature. V perforations 10, so as to" old the plate 11 in I proper osition, though permitting-easy re- HQWARD M. MURPHY.

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